diff --git a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphdoc.py b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphdoc.py
index 583348bf1..28ed7dc86 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphdoc.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphdoc.py
@@ -248,9 +248,7 @@ class GVOptions():
         category = _("Note")
         ################################
         
-        # workaround for bug 8833
-        lines = "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
-        note = TextOption(_("Note to add to the graph") + lines,
+        note = TextOption(_("Note to add to the graph"), 
                            [""] )
         note.set_help(_("This text will be added to the graph."))
         menu.add_option(category, "note", note)
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py
index ba978d45e..ac796751a 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py
@@ -927,10 +927,8 @@ class AncestorTreeOptions(MenuReportOptions):
         ##################
         category_name = _("Replace")
 
-        # workaround for bug 8833
-        lines = "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
         repldisp = TextOption(
-            _("Replace Display Format:\n'Replace this'/' with this'") + lines,
+            _("Replace Display Format:\n'Replace this'/' with this'"),
             [])
         repldisp.set_help(_("i.e.\nUnited States of America/U.S.A"))
         menu.add_option(category_name, "replace_list", repldisp)
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/descendtree.py b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/descendtree.py
index a9a3e87ee..9c9c3b596 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/descendtree.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/descendtree.py
@@ -1578,10 +1578,8 @@ class DescendTreeOptions(MenuReportOptions):
         ##################
         category_name = _("Replace")
 
-        # workaround for bug 8833
-        lines = "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
         repldisp = TextOption(
-            _("Replace Display Format:\n'Replace this'/' with this'") + lines,
+            _("Replace Display Format:\n'Replace this'/' with this'"),
             [])
         repldisp.set_help(_("i.e.\nUnited States of America/U.S.A"))
         menu.add_option(category_name, "replace_list", repldisp)